Pre-Match Pack: Yorkshire Vikings

Derbyshire have named a 14-man squad for tomorrow’s Royal London Cup fixture against Yorkshire Vikings at Queen’s Park, Chesterfield (11am start).

Fresh from scoring his maiden Derbyshire century in the win over Nottinghamshire, Tom Wood will arrive at Queen’s Park full of confidence as he aims to first the side to back-to-back victories against their rivals.

Opener Harry Came also looked in good touch at The Incora County Ground, smashing a powerful 57 to secure a maiden List A half-century, while Academy prospect Mitch Wagstaff is looking to build on his first runs for the club.

Harvey Hosein remains sidelined through concussion protocol, while fast bowlers Michael Cohen, Sam Conners, Dustin Melton and Nick Potts are all currently out through injury.

Derbyshire Squad: 

22. Mitch Wagstaff
4. Harry Came
29. Brooke Guest
24. Tom Wood
65. Anuj Dal
33. Fynn Hudson-Prentice
18. Alex Hughes
15. Alex Thomson
5. Connor Marshall
53. Nils Priestley
21. Mattie McKiernan
9. George Scrimshaw
14. Ravi Rampaul
11. Ben Aitchison

Bite-sized Stats

This game will be the 70th scheduled meeting between the counties; of the previous 69 Derbyshire have won 18, Yorkshire 44, with four Abandoned, and 5 No Results. Additionally, two games were tied, at Derby in 2008 and at Headingley in 2019.

Derbyshire’s highest team score is 334-8 at Leeds in 2017, made on a day when Yorkshire recorded their highest total of 349-7, while Derbyshire’s lowest in a complete game is 87 all out in a John Player League match at Scarborough in 1973, and Yorkshire’s lowest is 117 all out in the same competition at Huddersfield in 1978.

Seven Derbyshire players have made centuries against Yorkshire with Wayne Madsen’s 112 at Headingley in 2017 being the highest, while Billy Godleman’s hundred on the same ground in 2019 came from only 59 balls with his 107 including eight fours and six sixes. It is the second-fastest one day hundred ever scored for Derbyshire and the fourth fastest in any format.

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Pre-Match Talk

Tom Wood was delighted after scoring his maiden professional century in Derbyshire’s emphatic 41-run victory over Nottinghamshire in the Royal London Cup. 

The win was Derbyshire’s first in the competition, as Cricket Derbyshire Academy, in partnership with the University of Derby graduate, Wood, scored a brilliant 109 from just 59 balls in a match reduced to 27 overs-a-side.

Having led the side to a big victory, Wood said he’s proud to have achieved the milestone, and he is eager to produce more standout performances before the end of the season.

“It means the world to me, as a local lad who has come through the ranks,” he told BBC Radio Derby.

“It’s been a long time coming, but that just means even more to get to this stage. You could see there was going to be a big crowd in and the atmosphere was brilliant. It’s always great to face Notts, but to put in a performance like that and get the result is all the more pleasing.

“It’s all about trying to be as consistent as I possibly can, I’ve had a frustrating start after a good end to last season, and I just want to score as many runs as I can and help us win as many games as possible.”

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Derbyshire’s Royal London Cup fixture against Yorkshire Vikings will be Live Streamed on the club website through our improved Match Centre, delivered in partnership with Purpose Media.

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